France 1825-H franc

Jean Elsen sale 116, lot 1546

This specimen was lot 1546 in Jean Elsen sale 116 (Brussels, March 2013), where it sold for €250 euro (about US$380 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"FRANCE, Charles X (1824-1830), AR 1 franc, 1825 H, La Rochelle. Rare. Très Beau (kingdom of France, Charles X (1824-30), silver franc of 1825, La Rochelle mint. Rare, very fine.)"

This issue, from the La Rochelle mint, is a rare date of a type struck 1825-30. All francs of Charles X are of this type with the exception of some very rare reeded edge specimens issued in 1830. It was demonetized in 1869. A complete set of this type comprises 84 date and mintmark combinations, many very rare. The entire production run, 1825-30, totaled about 5.3 million pieces. The production of five franc pieces in the same period was 123 million.

Specification: 23 mm diameter, 5 grams, 0.900 fine silver, edge lettered DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Designed by Auguste François Michaut, 1786-1879.

Recorded Mintage: 23,374 (priced about five times the most common date).

Catalog reference: F.207/5, KM 724._, Gad-450.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Françaises, 1789-2019, 24me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2019.
• ^[1]Prieur, Michel, and Laurent Schmitt, Le Franc 10: Les Monnaies, Paris: Éditions les Chevau-légers, 2014.
• ^[2]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 116, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2013.

Links to:

• 1825-A franc
• 1825-A 5 francs
• 1825-B 5 francs
• 1825-BB 5 francs
• 1825-H 5 francs
• 1825-I 5 francs
• 1825 5 francs, visit of the prince of Salerno and the duchess of Berry to the Paris mint
• 1825-A 20 francs
• 1825-W 20 francs
• Coins and currency dated 1825